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Farewell Tangier

by Meg Nola

In Salma El Moumni’s sinuous novel "Farewell Tangier", a young Moroccan woman struggles with self-doubt, body dysmorphia, and cultural and sexual repression. From the age of ten, Alia notices men pursuing her with territorial... Read More

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The Con Company

by Xenia Dunford

A sharp and intricate thriller, "The Con Company" considers ambition against a backdrop of scheming. Set in contemporary Budapest, Gábor Domokos’s vivid thriller "The Con Company" concerns a heist involving a forged manuscript and a... Read More

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Mount Verity

by Bella Moses

In Therese Bohman’s coming-of-age novel "Mount Verity", a childhood tragedy alters the trajectory of an artist’s life. On Easter Eve in 1989, Hannah’s older brother Erik disappears during a midnight trip to a mountain with a mythic... Read More

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Who Killed Bambi?

by Rebecca Foster

Monika Fagerholm’s hard-hitting experimental novel is about the aftereffects of gang rape. During a spring break party, Nathan and three other teenage boys restrained their classmate, Sascha, in the basement and raped her. A decade... Read More

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